We decided on a baler

[Nicky]

We're getting a Vemeer 605SM. Mike did alot of research (Thank You all for your input, it helped alot!!!! ) So the reasons why we're getting what we're getting are:
-No used ones whatsoever in this area, of any type
-Vermeer has 0% financing for 3 years...that will make our payments less than what we were paying each year to get our hay baled.
-With the amount of hay we put up and the way Mike likes to maintain equipment we think it will last us A LONG time.
-Won't have to wonder if we are getting someones problem baler.
-Considerably cheaper than John Deere

We're pretty excited, Mike is calling it his 'birthday present'. I keep saying it's MANY birthday presents :wink:

So our next question is are there some parts you should keep on hand? Our dealer doesn't sell alot of Vemeer products and said that it can be hard to get parts occasionally. (We didn't think that was enough of a reason to pay extra for a different brand). He said usually all you need are pickup teeth, and stuff to fix the belts.

Feel free to keep up with the advice on how you feed round bales...we won't have to worry about that til next fall.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Our old neighbor just stacked his bales at the top of a hill and rolled them down to feed. :shock:

 

[Faster horses]

Sounds to me like you made a good choice. Vermeer has been around a long time with hay balers. I know Mr. FH sure likes this one and with the
net wrap you can bale a lot faster. I'll ask him about anything he has done to it. I know there was a upgrade a couple of years ago. For us,
Vermeer company and the dealer here has been excellent to work with.

Just wish the net wrap was cheaper!!!!!!!!!

 

[tenbach79]

Congradulations on your new purchase You wont go wrong with Vermer.

 

[Trinity man]

The guy that used to bale all of our hay had a Vermeer and he kept every bearing the baler had with him and he also kept a ton of grease. But the most important was the belt repair kit.

 

[roger dodger]

NICKY, Glad you got a new baler if you have never been around to run one be for. That way you should not have any trouble with it until you figure out how to run it. That's what we did and never regretted it, also 0% interest alway's helps. Good luck with it and have a good day. RD

 

[Silver]

Should be a good baler for a long time, congrats on your new purchase.
Like I said befor (and I believe it still holds true on the newer models) all the bearings are a standard size and and place that sells bearings will stock them. It used to be there were only two styles of bearing on a Vermeer, so having a couple of each will pay off in the long run.
Another good investment (less than $100) is one of those hand held temperature taking thingamajiggers.... I think they are infra red. Anyway, the allow you to take the temperature of your bearings and if you do it regularily you will spot bad bearings before you get into trouble. ie: burning your shiny new baler down.
Have fun and good luck!

 

[little bow rancher]

congrats , we were pretty happy with ares , happy birthday mike

 

[cowsense]

Now that you've got the baler the first accessory you need is a moisture probe; eliminates a lot of guesswork. Buy a good handheld unit that shows moisture, temp & that is backlit for night baling. Been lots of bad feed put up by operators trying to bale too wet & you don't want to go too dry as you'll lose too much to shatter.

 

[Denny]

Most guy's here use a 3-point bale un-roller to feed it's quite simple and not a huge investment. Look's like Mike get's an early christmas present now also. The thing about owning Iron the more you get the more you need or WANT.

 

[Richard Doolittle]

A question on the 0% interest deal...... Would they have sold the machine cheaper on a cash deal?